Zimbabwean Man Who Axed His Ex-Wife And Son To Death To Die By Hanging

Zimbabwean Man who axed his estranged wife (23) and 18 months old son to death, has been sentenced to death.

Themba Moyo (31) of Mukarakati Village under Chief Sikobokobo, Nkayi, who was arrested 10 days after the gruesome murder, was sentenced to hang by Bulawayo High Court judge Justice Nokuthula Moyo on circuit in Gweru.

Moyo killed his ex-wife Ms Lucia Maruvisa and their son Muthabisi Moyo in Mberengwa.

Justice Moyo convicted Moyo of two counts of murder with actual intent.

Passing sentence, Justice Moyo said Moyo had planned the murder when he followed his wife who had fled their matrimonial home and was now staying with a relative at a busines centre.

“The accused butchered his ex-wife because he could not stomach her leaving him and yet she was running away from his abusive nature. He could not respect her decision and decided to punish her by death in a most brutal manner,” she said.

Justice Moyo said domestic violence cases were on the increase and this was a cause for concern.

The judge said during the two weeks she had presided over the Gweru circuit, she had dealt with three cases in which men followed their estranged wives and butchered them.